Regarding Chaundee’s possible return

I guess he if doesn't we will find out soon enough. Sam was saying that the staff is saying players are calling them about possibly joining the team, so I will trust Juwan implicitly with this decision. We still might get Eli back. 

Eli averaged 32 minutes as a junior and 31 minutes as a senior (would've been 32, but he left the state game early with an injury.) With the only other experienced guards leaving, I don't see him dropping below 32. It would be nice if Collins could put in a productive 25 minutes at PG, but how often does that happen? For every Burke, Walton, and Morris, there's an Eli, Zavier, and Zeb. Eli averaged 10 mpg as a frosh. Zavier averaged 8.7. Zeb was at 5.3 this season. Usually, the freshmen get those big starter minutes because there isn't a returning starter. Eli is coming back, Zeb is coming back. We'll see.

Also, Brandon Johns got 19.5 mpg as a sophomore. His minutes were reduced this year because of Livers. He averaged 26 minutes in the 5 games Livers was out. Johns is more likely to get 30 minutes next year than 20.

I'd love to have Chaundee back, but if he doesn't come back, I'm not going to worry.  If Juwan decides he needs a transfer player for some more depth, it sounds like he won't have a problem finding a quality guy.  With the supply of players in the transfer portal and Michigan's high desirability as a destination, it won't be a big deal.  

I would be extremely surprised if we had a freshman starting at PG next year and averaging 25 minutes per game. I think Collins will eventually be a great player, but that's just a really difficult position to excel at as a true freshman.

I think either Eli Brooks comes back and starts at the 1, or Juwan grabs a transfer. He is not going to rely that much on a freshman at PG.

Zeb is a 2.  Brooks can handle point this year while Frankie learns, and Zeb can start at SG if the staff trusts him by this point.

They’ll be anywhere from a pretty good fairly young team to a stacked wheel of knives next year depending on the many things that can happen. Chaundee could be gone, he could come back, or he could currently seem gone but end up back. 

I get the urge but it is entirely a waste of time to speculate on minutes breakdowns for 2021-22 college basketball. 

Serious question, what's the hold up with the other players making their decision? 

That could mean that Eli is expecting to come back and Brown’s path to major minutes would not be clear. 

Expect some early growing pains with the lineups. Losing Smith, potentially Chaundee, Livers, and Wagner, and Davis...that’s a lot to make up early in the year. Teams will lock in like no other on Hunter and who will knock down the open 3s and bring energy and production off the bench?

If Chaundee doesn't come back...there is a transfer in our future. 

I would really hate it if he leaves. Not because of the immediate impact on the roster, but just because I loved watching him play for us.

He is now on the departure list after after changing his mind to return. I personally wish he would have returned!

I still want Marcus Carr.

That would break my heart. I don't want to lose Wagner and Chaundee, they were my favorite guys to watch on the team this year. 

If Chaundee doesn't come back, we will 100% get a transfer to replace him.